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Laboratory Mistakes 5/10/22

this is a lesson the Kodak chemist never learned

bleilre opinion, Science, Uncategorized Leave a comment May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 3 Minutes

Inclusion Compounds 5/5/22

Being that this is such a critical key to chemistry, it may surprise the reader to learn that there are “compounds” that do not follow this rule.  They are called “non-stoichiometric compounds”, such as, for example, inclusion compounds. 

bleilre opinion, Science, Uncategorized Leave a comment May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 3 Minutes

Chemical Bonds 4/25/22

all chemical reactions come down to rearranging chemical bonds.  It’s an interesting concept.  At first, it sounds like an oversimplification, but in reality, it’s very true. 

bleilre opinion, Science, Uncategorized Leave a comment April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 3 Minutes

Candle 4/23/22

Science builds on itself, so if you don’t understand this chapter, you won’t understand the next, but this can also be crippling to a professor.

bleilre Education, opinion, politics, Science, Uncategorized Leave a comment April 23, 2022April 23, 2022 4 Minutes

Earth Day 4/22/22

Over reliance on any one source of power, as we tend to enjoy doing as human beings, would have serious consequences over time. Indeed, we need a platform to pursue a diversity of power sources for the nation so the deleterious effects of any single source is minimized. But even that’s not enough.

bleilre opinion, politics, Science, Uncategorized Leave a comment April 22, 2022April 22, 2022 3 Minutes

Buttress 4/15/22

the church wanted ever higher main hall ceilings.  This resulted in churches that were very tall, and very narrow, making them very unstable. 

bleilre music, opinion, Science, Uncategorized Leave a comment April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 3 Minutes

Questioning 4/14/22

We should always be willing to question our beliefs, and the “truths” that we are raised with.  Some of the obvious truths are flawed. 

bleilre Medicine, opinion, Science, Uncategorized Leave a comment April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 4 Minutes

Smoke Detectors 4/11/22

you must pay attention to the life span in the information sheet that comes with the detector.  If your detectors are too old, or if you do not know how old they are (such as in a house you just purchased), go ahead and replace them. 

bleilre opinion, Science, Uncategorized Leave a comment April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 4 Minutes

Humble Beginnings 4/10/22

on analysis of the final product, he discovered that he had created an organic compound.  And what was this breakthrough compound?  What was it that shattered vitalism and turned chemistry on its ear?  What was the compound that opened the door to uncountable new organic compounds? 

bleilre opinion, Science, Uncategorized Leave a comment April 10, 2022April 10, 2022 4 Minutes

Reaction Types 4/8/22

My dad used to explain things to me by breaking them down into humanistic terms to make them easy to understand, but, yes, I got into trouble for using “boy” and “girl”.

bleilre opinion, Science, Uncategorized Leave a comment April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 4 Minutes

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